Jason Whitlock was back at it again last week on his Fox show discussing race and cutlure in the NFL and how it is sometimes easier for white guys to get acclimated in the NFL. Pete thinks that is complete garbage.

s a lot of ground to make up, but nobody works harder than those two guys.” — Belichick on Chris Jones and DaneFletcher ’s attempt to come back from injury, 11/18/15 “Nobody works harder or practices harder than Danny does

Jason Whitlock was back at it again last week on his Fox show discussing race and cutlure in the NFL and how it is sometimes easier for white guys to get acclimated in the NFL. Pete thinks that is complete garbage.

Greg and Chris are live from across the street of Gillette Stadium and kick things off breaking down today's match-ups. Washington doesn't bring much to the table today, but the guys look at what they do have going for them. They also talk about the Pats staring down 8-0 and how they'll attack today.

Erik Scalavino, journalist for @Patriots, joins John to provide the current state of affairs in Patriot Nation. He reveals the reason the Pats were inactive at the trade deadline, no opposing NFL team wants to help New England improve their roster! Erik and John also look to today’s 4pm deadline, which will reveal whether Bryan Stork and other O Line casualties will return, and how that may affect the linebacking core.

had any interest in keeping): DE Chandler Jones, DL Akiem Hicks, DT Silver Siliga, WR Brandon LaFell, LB/ST DaneFletcher At the risk of being accused of Patriots homerism (God forbid), I have to say that is a pretty good haul. Not exactly the legendary offseason

Patriots address some serious deficiencies. The departure of cornerback Aqib Talib and linebackers Brandon Spikes and DaneFletcher will be felt, but New England more than made up for it by upgrading at corner with Darrelle Revis . The Patriots also got some much-needed depth at cornerback (Brandon

linebacker he thinks he is, but was as stout as anyone in the league against the run. He’s left for Buffalo, while DaneFletcher provided depth and special teams value, but is now in Tampa Bay. Look for the Patriots to make at least one addition at middle/inside linebacker in hopes of adding

the combine have gone on to be key players in the New England system, including Sebastian Vollmer , Julian Edelman , DaneFletcher and Tavon Wilson. Danny Woodhead , Wes Welker and Troy Brown didn’t get invited to the combine. According to Vollmer, there’s some hurt at first, but more often than not, if you can play

is that he will find a way to return to Foxboro in some form or fashion, for at least one more season. Linebacker DaneFletcher : A backup linebacker who provides depth and is a special teams contributor, he’ll likely return to New England on a relatively inexpensive

there’s always a UFA who comes barreling out of nowhere to crash the party (Malcolm Butler, David Andrews and DaneFletcher all come to mind as undrafted rookies who have made a major impact the last few seasons), those guys who get fewer chances this season than those in year’s past because of

leaving eight spots for undrafted free agents, the area of the roster that produced the likes of Malcolm Butler, DaneFletcher and David Andrews. “Every team goes through change during the offseason,” Patriots personnel director Nick Caserio said Tuesday in his annual pre-draft

including a career-best four sacks in 2013. He’ll join a New England team that lost linebackers Jerod Mayo, DaneFletcher and Darius Fleming this offseason, and should create some nice depth at the position for the Patriots going forward

including a career-best four sacks in 2013. He’ll join a New England team that lost linebackers Jerod Mayo, DaneFletcher and Darius Fleming this offseason, and should create some nice depth at the position for the Patriots going forward

a free agent. Safety/special teamer Nate Ebner: Signed a two-year deal to return to the Patriots . Linebacker DaneFletcher : Retired . Wide receiver Brandon Gibson: Gibson spent all of 2015 on the sidelines because of a knee injury — in a Tweet